I received a digital advance reader’s copy of The New Neighbor by Karen Cleveland via NetGalley. The New Neighbor was released on July 26, 2022. The New Neighbor mostly takes place on a quiet cul-de-sac. Beth is a CIA analyst, and at least one member of most of the surrounding houses work at Langley as... Continue Reading →
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
I received a digital advance copy of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia via NetGalley. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau was released on July 19, 2022. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau takes the classic story of Doctor Moreau and sets it in nineteenth century Mexico. In this take on the story, Doctor Moreau... Continue Reading →
Things We Do in the Dark
I received a digital advance copy of Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier via NetGalley. Things We Do in the Dark was released July 19, 2022. Things We Do in the Dark begins with a murder. Paris is found covered in blood, holding a straight razor, standing next to the bathtub holding... Continue Reading →
Any Other Family
I received a digital advance copy of Any Other Family by Eleanor Brown via NetGalley. Any Other Family was released on July 12, 2022. Any Other Family is the story of a “nontraditional” family. A set of four biological siblings have been adopted by three sets of parents, with the parents committed to maintaining the... Continue Reading →
Classic Monsters Unleashed
I received a digital advance copy of Classic Monsters Unleashed, edited by James Aquilone, via NetGalley. Classic Monsters Unleashed is scheduled for release on July 12, 2022. Classic Monsters Unleashed is an anthology of short stories by a slew of well-known horror writers. Each story is a take on a classic monster. Some stories reimagine... Continue Reading →
The Hidden One
I received a digital advance copy of The Hidden One by Linda Castillo via NetGalley. The Hidden One is scheduled for release on July 5, 2022. The Hidden One is the fourteenth novel in the Kate Burkholder series. Kate chose to leave the Amish community when she was young. Now she has returned, as the... Continue Reading →
Joan: A Novel of Joan of Arc
I received a digital advance copy of Joan: A Novel of Joan of Arc by Katherine J. Chen via NetGalley. Joan is scheduled for release on July 5, 2022. Joan is a fictionalized story of Joan of Arc’s path from a young girl living in poverty with her abusive father to a young woman favored... Continue Reading →
Our Crooked Hearts
I received an advance copy of Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert from the publisher (Flatiron Books). Our Crooked Hearts is scheduled for release on June 28, 2022. Our Crooked Hearts follows seventeen-year-old Ivy in the present day as encounters a stranger on a road in the middle of the night. This mystery triggers a... Continue Reading →
Local Gone Missing
I received a digital advance copy of Local Gone Missing by Fiona Barton via NetGalley. Local Gone Missing is scheduled for release on June 14, 2022. Local Gone Missing focuses on Detective Elise King, an experienced detective in small town Ebbing, who has been sidelined by medical issues. She is now recovering, and almost ready... Continue Reading →
Woman of Light
I received a digital advance copy of Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine via NetGalley. Woman of Light was released on June 7, 2022. Luz is the Woman of Light. She is a tea leaf reader, a laundress, and a legal secretary in 1930s Denver. When Luz’s brother Diego (a snake charmer) is run out... Continue Reading →